Alligators breathe like birds, scientists say
![Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]](https://dfzljdn9uc3pi.cloudfront.net/2013/60/1/fig-2-full.png "Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]")
Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]
Slow, cold reptiles may breathe like energetic birds
Short-term exposure to 12‰ brackish water has significant effects on the endocrine physiology of juvenile American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - ScienceDirect
Amniote lung research
Stealthy alligators dive, rise and roll by moving their lungs
Illustration of the mechanism of ventilation in the American alligator.... | Download Scientific Diagram
Alligators' bird breath may explain dinosaurs' triumph | New Scientist
![Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]](https://dfzljdn9uc3pi.cloudfront.net/2013/60/1/fig-1-full.png "Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]")
Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]
Anatomy of the lung and thorax of extant archosaurs. (a) Dorsal view of... | Download Scientific Diagram
Gators Breathe Like Birds | NSF - National Science Foundation
American Alligator | Sacramento Zoo
Triassic lungs: Unidirectional flow in alligators' breathing - Mapping Ignorance
Superlungs Gave Dinosaurs Competitive Edge
Alligator breathing action - Stock Image - Z757/0016 - Science Photo Library
Alligator Lungs / Weight 7" | Dirt Dress
Bird lungs: a new diagram | The Pterosaur Heresies
![Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]](https://dfzljdn9uc3pi.cloudfront.net/2013/60/1/fig-9-2x.jpg "Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]")
Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PeerJ]
How Long Can an Alligator Hold Its Breath? And Other Questions, Answered | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Waste Management for Alligator Farming and Ranching | Oklahoma State University
See an alligator get a CAT scan in Florida | Miami Herald
BBC News | SCI/TECH | Breathing like dinosaurs
